Energy and agricultural officials, developers and others met in Freeport to begin looking at how Maine can establish small wind projects, comparable to rooftop solar panels.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine CDC says not to eat fish from 4 freshwater bodies in Brunswick
The agency says the advisory is based on PFAS testing the Navy did around its former base in October 2023, before the spill this week of 1,450 gallons of firefighting foam containing the toxic chemical.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Two shootings reported Friday night in Lewiston; police question 3 juveniles
The first report came in just before 7 p.m., police said, when rounds were reported fired behind a mosque on Bartlett Street. At the time, a community event with hundreds of people was taking place at Mike McGraw Park in the same area.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Fire damages former industrial building in Jefferson
Firefighters from nearly a dozen towns in three counties turned out to knock down the fire Thursday on Somerville Road at a former industrial building that’s now being used to grow cannabis.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Judge declines to dismiss murder case against Karen Read after July mistrial
A Massachusetts judge has ruled that Karen Read can be re-tried for murder and leaving the scene where her Boston police officer boyfriend died.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Ukraine says it used U.S. glide bombs in Russia’s Kursk region
Many of Ukraine’s backers oppose the country using donated weapons for anything but defensive purposes.
Posted inLocal Government, News
Chesterville tax rate goes down, tax bills to go up
The Select Board set the tax rate at $13.05 per $1,000 of property valuation, down from $16 last year.
Posted inNation & World, News
Texas, other Republican-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of citizens legal status
Sixteen Republican-led states are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship.
Posted inLocal Government, News
Franklin County commissioners returning to 3 p.m. meetings
The county will host the Maine County Commissioners Association annual conference next month at Sugarloaf resort in Carrabassett Valley.
Posted inNation & World, News
Nebraska joins states where abortion rights are on the November ballot
Nebraska voters will choose between two competing abortion measures to either expand abortion rights or limit them to the current 12-week ban.